Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2583: Requires the department of transportation to conduct a study on increasing interstate speed limits to seventy-five miles per hour
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
To amend chapter 226, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to speed limits on interstate highways. Section A. Chapter 226, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 226.1215, to read as follows: 226.1215. 1. The department of transportation shall conduct a study on increasing the speed limit to seventy-five miles per hour on roadways within the interstate system and report the findings of that study no later than August 28, 2028, to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president pro tempore of the senate. 2. Any concern.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapter 226, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to speed limits on interstate highways. Section A. Chapter 226, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 226.1215, to read as follows: 226.1215. 1. The department of transportation shall conduct a study on increasing the speed limit to seventy-five miles per hour on roadways within the interstate system and report the findings of that study no later than August 28, 2028, to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president pro tempore of the senate. 2. Any concerns or objections raised in the report relating to increasing the speed limit shall be accompanied by a discussion of potential ways to mitigate such concerns or objections. 3. For purposes of this section, "interstate system" means that portion of the national system of interstate and defense highways located within the boundaries of Missouri, as officially designated or as may be hereafter designated by the state highways and transportation commission with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce, pursuant to Title 23, United States Code, as amended. ✔ EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill …